It was fourth and the game, and Texas did what Texas did best in 2005: gave the ball to dynamic QB Vince Young and stepped aside. Young scrambled for a nine-yard touchdown run to give Texas an upset victory over USC in the best BCS Championship Game of all. (Robert Seale/Sporting News Archives)

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Pass interference

To this day, Miami Glenn Sharpe contends there was no interference in the end zone. Like that matters. Once Ohio State got the late call, the Buckeyes seized control of an overtime game and produced the biggest upset in BCS Championship Game history. (Lenny Ignelzi/AP)

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Alabama hires Nick Saban

He said he wasn’t leaving the NFL’s Dolphins, and did just that. After a brutal first season (remember that home loss to Louisiana-Monroe?), Saban has made Alabama a near unstoppable force. A 67-7 record since 2008, with three national titles. (Michelle Williams/AP)

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All tricked up

So the Hook and Lateral wasn’t enough, huh? How about a Statue of Liberty on the last play of the game when everyone on the planet had no idea it was coming? A perfectly executed gadget play – and a perfect ending for the little guys over the big guys. (Ted S. Warren/AP)

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The escape

Somehow, Johnny Manziel escaped the rush and delivered a magical play that won a game – and won the Heisman Trophy. The first freshman to ever win the greatest individual award in sports. (Dave Martin/AP)

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All Buffed up

Colorado scored 62 points on Nebraska in the 2001 regular season finale – and opened the door for a team that didn’t win its conference (much less its division) to still play in the BCS National Championship Game. In 10 years prior to that game, Nebraska lost 15 games. In the 10 years after, Nebraska lost 48. (Jack Dempsey/AP)

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The Pass and The Catch

It didn’t produce a championship. In fact, it only produced controversy later in the season. But for sheer in-the-moment plays, none were as exciting as Texas Tech QB Graham Harrell’s back shoulder throw to Michael Crabtree, who tiptoed on the sideline to score and produce a huge upset over No. 1 Texas. (LM Otero/AP)

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The Bush Push

USC quarterback Matt Leinart wasn’t getting in the end zone against Notre Dame without a little help. Teammate Reggie Bush was there to lend a couple hands. And USC wasn’t getting to the BCS National Championship Game without a little crazy help that most championship teams get during the season. (Joe Raymond/AP)

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The Run

Michael Dyer somehow stayed off the ground, and Auburn somehow won a BCS National Championship Game that had slipped away over the previous five minutes. (Charlie Riedel/AP)

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The impetus for change

Iowa State upset Oklahoma State on a wild Thursday night in Ames. What seemed like a typical upset along the way to a national title, was actually the beginning of Alabama finding a way to the national title game and playing another SEC team (LSU) it lost to earlier in the season. Finally, enough was enough with the controversial BCS system – and the CFP was born. (Charlie Neibergall/AP)